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Old 9th Apr 2011, 00:37
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Jane-DoH
 
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I believe the 4360 crank was in four pieces - one for each cylinder row. This would be necessary because the engine is assembled in a stack: the crankcase (with its 5 bearings) is in five segments, front to rear, with the crankshaft spline joints at the bearing journals #2, #3, and #4.

Thus the crankshaft throws could be manufactured in any required angular relationship.
How many other multi-row (twin, three, four, etc) radials were assembled as a stack?
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